
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | N 10 | N 16 | N 15 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 15 | N 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 241 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:53PM3.41m | 1:53AM3.70m | 2:28PM3.43m | 2:30AM3.70m | 3:01PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.32m | 8:09AM-0.18m | 8:19PM0.25m | 8:45AM-0.09m | 8:55PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 13 |
19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 10 | N 14 | — | N 16 | N 15 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | NNW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 13 | N 5 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 16 | N 15 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 241 | 299 | 148 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 152 | 144 | 156 | 155 | 186 | 392 | 703 | 23 | 341 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 152 | 29 |
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